Sunday, October 25, 2015

Catriona Matthew earns $36,345 for T10 finish

Lydia Ko Makes History With Victory No.10

at Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship﻿

Lydia Ko made golfing history once again today.The 18-year-old from New Zealand captured her 10th win on the LPGA Tour at the Fubon LPGA Taiwan Championship, becoming the youngest in
the history of the Tour to reach the milestone. Ko passes Nancy Lopez
who previously held the record at 22-years of age.Ko carded the low round of the day on Sunday with a 7-under par, 65
to win by 9-strokes, both the largest margin of victory this season on
Tour and her largest margin of victory in her 10 wins on Tour. Her victory continues what has already been an historic season for
Ko. She started off the season in style, becoming the youngest player in
the history of the game, male or female, to reach the No.1 ranking in
the world. She also passed Morgan Pressel as the youngest to win a major
championship with her victory at the Evian Championship in September. The victory marks the fifth of the season for Ko, who is expected to
eclipse World No.1 Inbee Park for the top spot in the Rolex Women’s
World Golf Rankings. Ko ascended to the No.1 spot at the first event of
the year, the Coates Golf Championship, but lost it to Inbee Park this
summer.Entering the final round in Taiwan, Ko held the 54-hole lead for the
eighth time in her career, four-strokes ahead of Eun-Hee Ji. With four
birdies in her first six holes she quickly extended her lead to
six-strokes ahead of Ji. Ko played nearly flawless golf on Sunday minus a
bogey at the par 3, 7th hole, but essentially sealed her victory by holing out for eagle at the par 5, 12th
to extend her lead to seven strokes ahead of Ji. So Yeon Ryu and Ji
finished T-2 at 11-under par with Charley Hull in fourth at 10-under
par for which she earned $102,405. Paula Creamer posted the second lowest round of the day on Sunday
with a 5-under par, 67 for her best round since the Walmart NW Arkansas
Championship in June. Creamer finished T-6 for her third top-10 finish
of the season.Catriona Matthew, despite a final round of 75, finished tied 10th and earned $36,345